Their 18" is the truth. Compatible with 18"/16"/14" Oregon bars and chains. Some of my secrets for success with them... One is having a lot of their tools, so I have a lot of their batteries. I also have 8 chains and swap them at about 30 minutes of cut time. When the shreds become chips, swap chains before the chips become dust. Then sharpen them all at once. It doest seem expensive to have the hardware store do it until you're handing over $50 to sharpen 8 chains. I also swap batteries to keep them from getting hot. It almost doubles their runtime. Considering getting a 2nd chainsaw just for battery health and overall speed, because the battey swap is sort of a pain. If they made an alternating battery backpack, I would buy it instead of the 2nd $350 chainsaw. Great product. I put mine against a neighbor's 16" Milwaukee and it wasn't even close. Both had new chains and full battery. He had the biggest battery in his garage and I had my smallest. Happy cutting with a headlight. Your neighbors won't be able to hear it.
I have an ego 16 inch chainsaw with three 2.5 ah batteries along with 2 back up chains . I also have 2 kobalt 14 inch chainsaws with 8-9 batteries with 2 back up chains. I can swap out the guide and chains. Plus I have an Oregon 18 inch guide bar and 3 chains. And I still learning to sharpen the chains
Compare BOTH saws with brand new chains. The black and decker was clearly dull, I've got a 20V dewalt and it'll cut through that soft cedar log in 15 seconds.
That B&D was just sharpened not too long ago so my assumption is the chain material doesn't hold an edge very well. I'm planning on doing a sharpening video soon so stay tuned!
Pay attention to the shreds coming out. When they go from noodles to chips, you are burning more battery than you are cutting. When I'm cutting firewood, I get about 30 minutes of cutting before I switch chains. I own 8 and sharpen then all at once. For the price, extra chains are the secret for batteries to keep up with gas.
...repeating myself here; granted the EGO will cut faster than the Black&Decker; BUT not to the degree that your video is trying to suggest. That being said; I WOULD like to see just how fast the Black&Decker CAN cut. Please redo the video and show us. You might surprise yourself.
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Links don't seem to work. Maybe just the model number would suffice. Is the EGO you tested a CS1611?
@@johngalt5411 yeah click the link and it’s that CS1611
It looked VERY much like the chain on the B&D was completely dull!
SHARPEN the B&D; THEN show me the comparison.
Their 18" is the truth. Compatible with 18"/16"/14" Oregon bars and chains.
Some of my secrets for success with them... One is having a lot of their tools, so I have a lot of their batteries. I also have 8 chains and swap them at about 30 minutes of cut time. When the shreds become chips, swap chains before the chips become dust. Then sharpen them all at once. It doest seem expensive to have the hardware store do it until you're handing over $50 to sharpen 8 chains.
I also swap batteries to keep them from getting hot. It almost doubles their runtime. Considering getting a 2nd chainsaw just for battery health and overall speed, because the battey swap is sort of a pain. If they made an alternating battery backpack, I would buy it instead of the 2nd $350 chainsaw.
Great product. I put mine against a neighbor's 16" Milwaukee and it wasn't even close. Both had new chains and full battery. He had the biggest battery in his garage and I had my smallest. Happy cutting with a headlight. Your neighbors won't be able to hear it.
At Lowes the other day, they had Ego replacement chains for 16" and 18" available for $30. Is it a different price to buy from Oregon?
@@frommatorav1 way cheaper. I get 2 packs of 18" Oregon chains for under $25 at Menards.
I have an ego 16 inch chainsaw with three 2.5 ah batteries along with 2 back up chains .
I also have 2 kobalt 14 inch chainsaws with 8-9 batteries with 2 back up chains.
I can swap out the guide and chains. Plus I have an Oregon 18 inch guide bar and 3 chains.
And I still learning to sharpen the chains
Compare BOTH saws with brand new chains. The black and decker was clearly dull, I've got a 20V dewalt and it'll cut through that soft cedar log in 15 seconds.
That B&D was just sharpened not too long ago so my assumption is the chain material doesn't hold an edge very well. I'm planning on doing a sharpening video soon so stay tuned!
How often do you sharpen the chains on each?
EGO - Not needed yet
B+D - last Spring
Pay attention to the shreds coming out. When they go from noodles to chips, you are burning more battery than you are cutting.
When I'm cutting firewood, I get about 30 minutes of cutting before I switch chains. I own 8 and sharpen then all at once. For the price, extra chains are the secret for batteries to keep up with gas.
Every four trees 🌲
@@GearKnowHow you should have hit him with "when I bought it" that would have been funny.
...repeating myself here; granted the EGO will cut faster than the Black&Decker; BUT not to the degree that your video is trying to suggest.
That being said; I WOULD like to see just how fast the Black&Decker CAN cut.
Please redo the video and show us. You might surprise yourself.
Brother please compare with makita chainsaw
Sorry, but that's Not "hardwood".
Cedar is a softwood.
But I like the Ego saw👍
Oh I know, I thought about that after the video. Cedar is technically a softwood, buts it’s been dead and aged for years so hard…wood 🤣
3 hours to charge your batteries wow mine is ready in an hour.